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As Ben Herrick filled his car's gas tank Thursday afternoon, he daydreamed about the days when gas was cheap enough he could take his boat out on the York River nearly every weekend.
Due to gas prices, he hasn't been able to take his family out on the...

Driving across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel there's a familiar sight out on the water and the old saying pops in your head: "If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck..."
Yep, there's a whole group of duck-like birds in an avian flotilla out there,...

NEWPORT NEWS — A Hampton businessman who recently pleaded guilty to failing to abide by federal wage standards wound up in federal court in Newport News Thursday to plead guilty to a new set of federal charges.
David L. Merryman, owner of Merryman...

Here’s a look at the titles that have recently come into the Daily Press newsroom. Check it out. Maybe you’ll be intrigued by a new local author or a genre you haven’t before read.
Fiction/Poetry
“Seasons of Sharing” by Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda,...

A rainy weekend is in the forecast, although the weather isn't expected to wash out scheduled festivals and events in Hampton Roads on Saturday, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
Festival-goers can look forward to more hot and muggy...

It's been a tepid hurricane season so far, and odds are getting better it'll stay that way.
As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its peak, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adjusted its 2014 forecast and now says the chances of a...

Shipyard and downtown workers will soon have a new option for their caffeine fix.Dunkin’ Donuts will soon be brewing its coffee, and serving up its multitude of breakfast sandwiches and donuts at 3201 Washington Ave., Suite 101, in the...

A life of serviceEffie Ashe spent 12 years on the Newport News School Board, but summarizing her public life to that service vastly underestimated the impact she had on this community.Yes, her passion was education, as the three terms on the school...

HAMPTON — As the first hurricane of the season swept up the coast Thursday, many residents on the Peninsula went about their normal summer activities.
While Hurricane Arthur is one of the earliest hurricanes to emerge in recent years, residents seemed...

Gloucester's Emergency Management Coordinator Creig Moore is urging residents to be prepared, make a plan, and gather an emergency kit in advance of Hurricane Arthur, which is taking aim at the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Moore said the storm does not...

Beach reads
Thursday's Poetry Night at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center takes a turn to the longer form of fiction this month. To celebrate the start of summer, several local novelists will share their favorite beach reads on Thursday, June 12:
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Chef Nelson Miller named his new restaurant Silt, which is also the word for a rich soil, and he adds, "in which to grow the finest crops possible."Miller and his wife-owner, Olivia, opened their new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Le Yaca in...

Blackbeard may be the most notorious buccaneer linked to Hampton Roads. But he was far from the only pirate or pirate killer connected to the region.
Here are some others who helped build the tradition that the Blackbeard Pirate Festival will celebrate...

Blackbeard may be the most notorious buccaneer linked to Hampton Roads. But he was far from the only pirate or pirate killer connected to the region.
Here are some of the other figures who helped build the tradition that Hampton's Blackbeard Pirate...

Enthusiasts of pirate lore can learn about the real Blackbeard on Thursday at 7 p.m., the Hampton History Museum. The museum will host "What's Wrong with Black Beard," a multi-media event by award-winning author and historian Kevin P. Duffus. According to...

Colleges:Baseball:
Because of poor field conditions in Charlottesville, William and Mary’s game against Virginia — the nation’s No. 1 team in some polls — was moved to Williamsburg’s Plumeri Park and was rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday. ...Junior...

A Department of Transportation official told the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors on Thursday that the U.S. 460 project was being refocused, not suspended entirely.
The project, a new 55-mile stretch of divided highway slated to be built along the...

The state will halt spending on the Route 460 expansion project until the Army Corps of Engineers gives its final OK, according to the state's top transportation official, and much to the disappointment of local officials.
Transportation Secretary Aubrey...

Two hundred-ninety-five years ago today, Royal Navy sailors from Hampton clashed with the notorious Blackbeard the Pirate in a hand-to-hand struggle off the remote Outer Banks island of Ocracoke.
Downing a bowl of strong liquor as they approached his...

GLOUCESTER — It was bound to happen eventually, and eventually became the 15th day of October. But the strangest thing happened: The ground didn't begin shaking, the sun didn't explode and that giant asteroid was nowhere in sight.
In other words,...